* 1848 – José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican poet ( d. 1880 )

* 1880 – Hans Moser, Austrian actor ( d. 1964 )

* 1824 – Maria Alexandrovna, German wife of Alexander II of Russia ( d. 1880 )

* 1880 – Earle Page, Australian politician ( d. 1961 )

* 1880 – Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.

* 1880 – Radclyffe Hall, English poet, novelist, and activist ( d. 1943 )

* 1880 – Christy Mathewson, American baseball player ( d. 1925 )

* 1800 – Hiram Walden, American politician ( d. 1880 )

* 1803 – Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Brazilian military commander ( d. 1880 )

" The Transubstantiation of a Poor White ", in Black Reconstruction: An Essay Toward the History of the Part Which Black People Have Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860 – 1880 ( 1935 ).

* 1880 – Alexander Grin, Russian author ( d. 1932 )

* María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, ( 11 September 1880 – 17 October 1904 ), married on 14 February 1901 to Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and titular heiress from the death of her father until the posthumous birth of her brother

* Alfonso Sanz y Martínez de Arizala ( 28 January 1880, Madrid – 1970 ), married in 1922 to María de Guadalupe de Limantour y Mariscal ( d. 1977, Marbella ), daughter of Julio de Limantour y Marquet ( 17 June 1863, Mexico City – 11 October 1909, Mexico City ) and wife Elena Mariscal y ..., paternal granddaughter of French Joseph Yves de Limantour y Rence de la Pagame ( 1812, Ploemeur – 1885, Mexico City ) and wife Adèle Marquet y Cabannes ( 1820, Bordeaux –?

* 1880 – Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canadian super-centenarian ( d. 1998 )

* 1880 – An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100.

* 1880 – Sam Crawford, American baseball player ( d. 1968 )

* 1911 – Addie Joss, American baseball player ( b. 1880 )

Armoured trains saw use during the 19th century in the American Civil War ( 1861 – 1865 ), the Franco-Prussian War ( 1870 – 1871 ), the First and Second Boer Wars ( 1880 – 81 and 1899 – 1902 ), the First ( 1914 – 1918 ) and Second World Wars ( 1939 – 1945 ) and the First Indochina War ( 1946 – 1954 ).

In October 1880, Holliday had trouble with a gambler named Johnny Tyler in Milt Joyce's Oriental Saloon.

Sadie Mansfield and Johnny Behan remained in the same town through at least 1880, when the U. S. census recorded them both in Tip Top, Arizona Territory.

Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle ( 1880 – 1938 ) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children.

Johnny Gruelle ( December 24, 1880 – January 9, 1938 ) was an American artist, political cartoonist, children's book author and illustrator ( and even songwriter ).

* 1880 – Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist, and politician ( d. 1964 )

* 1999 – Sarah Knauss, American, once considered the world's oldest living person ( b. 1880 )

* 1964 – Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer ( b. 1880 )

Alfred Damon Runyon ( October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946 ) was an American newspaperman and author.

* 1958 – Charles King, American athlete ( b. 1880 )

* 1802 – Lydia Maria Child, American abolitionist ( d. 1880 )

The rule adopted by a committee for American football in 1880 first provided for the uncontested right of one side to play the ball by foot ( in any direction ) for a scrimmage.

* 1880 – Frank Burke, American baseball player ( d. 1946 )

After briefly closing during the American Civil War, the college continued operating in Northwood until 1880.

Helen Adams Keller ( June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968 ) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer.

George Hearst ( 1820 – 1891 ), American publisher and U. S. senator, entered the newspaper business in 1880, acquiring the San Francisco Daily Examiner.

* John M. Ford ( Shreveport ) ( 1880 – 1965 ), American local-level executive ; city's longest-serving official ; mayor ( 1918 – 1922 ); finance commissioner ( 1930 – 65 )

* John Ford ( American football coach ) ( before 1880 – after 1906 ), college football head coach for Marquette University Golden Eagles in Milwaukee during 1905 and 1906 seasons

* 1880 – Douglas MacArthur, American general and Medal of Honor recipient ( d. 1964 )

* 1880 – Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer ( d. 1964 )

* 1880 – Ralph Wilson, American gymnast ( death date unknown )

* 1956 – H. L. Mencken, American journalist ( b. 1880 )

* 1968 – Helen Keller, American author, activist, and lecturer ( b. 1880 )

* 1846 – Texas Jack Omohundro, American actor ( d. 1880 )